Transcript Chapter 10

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82% of road in U.S are rural
Rural roads are made up of different types
of materials
Higher rates of speed ( 55mph) affects
your:
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Line of sight
Stopping distance
Vehicle control
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Roadways
Speed
Traffic Controls
Roadside Hazards
Special Situations
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Nearly twice as many
fatalities occur on Rural
Roadways than on
urban roadways.
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Why? ( higher rate of
speed)
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Posted speed limits
indicate maximum
speed for ideal
conditions
Basic speed law
states that you should
not drive faster than
road or traffic
conditions permit
Advisory Speed Limits
Minimum Speed Limit
How should you use the IPDE
process during rural driving?
Give yourself more TIME!
Activity- You will need a piece of paper and
pen
 Identify hazards farther away
 Predict conflicts farther away
 Decide what to do while you still have time
 Execute your decision so you have time to act
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42% of deaths in
roadside collisions
occur on curves.
1/3 of all roadside
collisions involve a
vehicle that rolls over
1/3 involve occupant
ejection
SWITCHBACKS
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Take quick glances across the curve to identify
oncoming traffic
Maintain proper lane position by glancing ahead
at intended path of travel
Identify the advisory speed sign
SLOW DOWN BEFORE THE CURVE!
Passing and Being
Passed on Rural
Roads
INTENTIONALLY SPEEDING
UP WHILE BEING PASSED IS
ILLEGAL!
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A solid yellow line is present
When sight is limited
When cross traffic is a hazard
When approaching a HILL (700-1000 ft),
CURVE, INTERSECTION( 100 feet),
BRIDGE, or railroad crossing( 100 feet)
Cannot complete a pass before the start of
a no passing zone
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IS IT WORTH IT TO PASS?
IS IT LEGAL TO PASS?
IS IT SAFE TO PASS?
If you answer yes to all of these questions then
give it a go!
Do you have an ESCAPE PATH?
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Answer yes to all previous
questions
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safe?
legal?
worth it?
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Prepare to pass by
accelerating
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When is it safe to move in
to the right lane again?
Being passed?
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Be AWARE of passing cars
Stay to the right and slow down
Accelerate if you see that the driver drops
back and decides not to pass so you give
them room to move back in to the lane
Multilane
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DRIVERS SHOULD USE RIGHT LANE
Passing should be in left lane
High altitudes
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Gravity pulls vehicles down hill ( downshift)
or use lower gear
Higher altitudes means less Oxygen
Night dangers
Pull out Areas
Runaway Vehicle Ramps
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More than 4% of all collisions in the U.S.
involve animals
500,000 collisions with deer occur each
year
When do they occur?
What can be done to lower these numbers?